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Alina Grinman

Partner & Vice-Chair, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
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Alina Grinman Partner & Vice-Chair, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits

Alina Grinman represents both employers and individuals in a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters. 

Alina negotiates and drafts employment, consulting, retention, termination, change-in-control, severance, non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, as well as equity-based compensation and short and long-term incentive compensation arrangements.

In addition, she represents employers with respect to executive compensation and employee benefits issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, financing arrangements, securities offerings and other corporate transactions (domestic and multijurisdictional). Alina advises companies, executive management teams, boards of directors and compensation committees regarding executive compensation issues arising under the Internal Revenue Code (including Sections 83(b), 162(m), 280G and 409A) and ERISA. She also advises public companies regarding executive compensation disclosure required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and securities laws and regulations.

Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Alina was a senior associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City. Alina commenced her legal career in the executive compensation and employee benefit group at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.

Experience

Public Company CEO & Senior Executive Representations

  • The CEO of a global multi-billion dollar insurance company, in connection with negotiating and drafting his employment arrangements.
  • The CEO of a global multi-billion dollar insurance company, in connection with negotiating and drafting his separation and consulting arrangements.
  • The CEO of one of the largest networks of cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States, in connection with negotiating and drafting his employment and equity arrangements.
  • The existing CEO of a South American waste treatment and disposal company, in connection with renegotiating and drafting his employment and equity arrangements following a change in control.
  • Two departing named executive officers of a multi-billion dollar security company in connection with negotiating and drafting their separation arrangements.

 Private Company CEO & Senior Executive Representations

  • The CEO of a portfolio company of a specialized investment management firm with $9 billion of assets under management, in connection with negotiating and drafting his employment and equity arrangements. The CEO of a real estate debt firm with over $450 million of assets under management, in connection with negotiating and drafting his separation and consulting arrangements.
  • A Managing Director of one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers, in connection with negotiating and drafting his employment and equity arrangements.
  • The CEO of a global digital logistics provider start-up, in connection with negotiating and drafting his employment and equity arrangements.
  • The CEO of an American fashion label sold globally, in connection with negotiating and drafting her employment and equity arrangements.
  • The CEO of an online luxury fashion retailer, in connection with negotiating and drafting his employment and equity arrangements.
  • The CEO and a team of over 65 additional Senior Managing Directors of a consulting and expert services division in connection with negotiating and drafting their employment, equity and retention arrangements following a $450 million sale of their business to a global private equity firm.

Company Representations

  • A publicly traded holding company that owns over 150 brands across 100 countries, mostly in media and internet, relating all employment compensation matters in connection with numerous acquisition and sale transactions of various brands/subsidiaries.
  • A network of over 140 physical therapy clinics across the United States, in connection with all ongoing ordinary course, as well as numerous M&A specific, employment matters.
  • Multiple private equity sponsors in connection with structuring/negotiating/drafting employment, equity and retention arrangements for employees and senior executives of their portfolio companies.

 Representative Experience Prior to joining Morrison Cohen

  • Vodafone Group PLC in its $130 billion sale of its U.S. group to Verizon Wireless
  • Microsoft Corp. in its $7.16 billion acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services unit
  • GGP’s special committee in Brookfield Property Partners’ $15.3 billion acquisition of the remaining 66% of GGP
  • Silver Lake Partners’ in its $3.5 billion acquisition of Blackhawk Network Holdings
  • CommScope Inc. in its $3 billion acquisition of TE Connectivity’s Telecom, Enterprise and Wireless businesses
  • American Electric Power Co. in its $2.17 billion sale of four power plants
  • IBERIABANK in its $1.025 acquisitions of Sabadell United Bank NA and $225 million acquisition of Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co.
  • IO Data Centers LLC in its $1.315 billion sale to Iron Mountain Incorporated
  • The underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in connection with the public offering by Boston Scientific Corporation of $1 billion of 4% senior notes.
  • MTS Systems Corp. in its $580 million acquisition of PCB Group Inc.

Recognition

Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers, New York Metro Rising Stars list in Employment & Labor and Employee Benefits, 2020

Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers, New York Women's Edition list in Employment & Labor and Employee Benefits, 2020

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Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
  • New York University, B.A., cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • New York

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